Curt Woodworth

Shares of Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) were down on Tuesday after it announced it will acquire RTI International Metals, Inc. (NYSE: RTI). The former will acquire the latter, a producer and global supplier of advanced titanium mill products and a manufacturer of fabricated titanium and specialty metal...

In a report published Tuesday, Nomura analyst Curt Woodworth argued that the United States is the biggest loser in the steel trade wars. According to Woodworth, there are two major structural changes underway that should "significantly" alter the global steep landscape in the coming...

Curt Woodworth of Nomura on Wednesday commented in a note that Cliffs Natural Resources Inc's (NYSE: CLF) USIO and Asia Pacific businesses will remain under "significant pressure" due to sustained fundamental iron ore weakness. Woodworth does note that the company may see its...

In a report published Thursday, Nomura analyst Curt Woodworth reiterated a Buy rating on Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE), but lowered the price target from $62.00 to $54.00. In the report, Nomura noted, “We continue to see NUE's earnings mix in the coming years benefitting from accelerating non-res...

In a report published Thursday, Nomura analyst Curt Woodworth reiterated a Buy rating on United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X), but lowered the price target from $55.00 to $37.00. In the report, Nomura noted, “US Steel has significantly exceeded earnings guidance in each of the past four...

Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA) will benefit from stabilized profit margins in its packaging business as well as accelerating growth in its automotive sector, an analyst said Monday. Nomura's Curt Woodworth upgraded Alcoa to Buy and boosted his price target on the company 23 percent to $23 a share....

Shares of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (NYSE: CLF) were pummeled Friday after a downgrade from Nomura. The firm changed Cliffs' rating from Buy to Reduce and revised the price target from $18 to $5. Analyst Curt Woodworth made the changes based on "sharply reduced NAV following a...

Alcoa (NYSE: AA) shares trended down Thursday after one analyst said the worldwide aluminum market has slipped into an oversupply that will persist into 2015. Alcoa shares are up more than 50 percent year to date, hit a high of $17.22 last month, but has been in retreat in recent days. Nomura...

In a report published Monday, Nomura analyst Curt Woodworth upgraded the rating on United States Steel (NYSE: X) from Neutral to Buy, and raised the price target from $27.00 to $32.00. In the report, Nomura noted, “We are upgrading US Steel to Buy and increasing our PT to $32 from $27 to account...

In a report published Wednesday, Nomura analyst Curt Woodworth reiterated a Buy rating on Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX), and raised the price target from $38.00 to $45.00. In the report, Nomura noted, “We are increasing our target price to $45 from $38 and we see equity valuation...

Aluminum giant Alcoa (NYSE: AA) was upgraded this morning by Macquarie Research who said it expects the price of the metal to rise over the next several years. Aluminum prices have slumped 20 percent since their highs in April. Analyst Curt Woodworth noted that physical premiums for aluminum in...

Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) is soaring today after Macquarie Equities Research analyst Curt Woodworth upgraded the shares to ''outperform'' from ''neutral.'' Woodworth also increased his price target on the stock to $47 a share from $40. Alpha Natural is poised to benefit as...